raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:93325

Autosomal dominant Kenny-Caffey syndrome

Type
Etiological subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

A rare, primary bone dysplasia characterized by severe growth retardation, short stature, cortical thickening and medullary stenosis of long bones, delayed closure of the anterior fontanelle, absent diploic space in the skull bones, prominent forehead, macrocephaly, dental anomalies, eye problems (hypermetropia and pseudopapilledema), and hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism, sometimes resulting in convulsions. Intelligence is normal.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal dominant Kenny-Caffey syndrome
frSyndrome de Kenny-Caffey autosomique dominant
deKenny-Caffey-Syndrom, autosomal-dominantes
esSíndrome de Kenny-Caffey autosómico dominante
itSindrome di Kenny-Caffey autosomica dominante
nlAutosomaal dominant Kenny-Caffeysyndroom
ptSíndrome Kenny-Caffey autossómica dominante
plAutosomalny dominujący zespół Kenny i Caffey
csAutozomálně dominantní Kennyův-Caffeyův syndromAutozomálně dominantní Kenny-Caffeyův syndrom
ukАутосомно-домінантний синдром Кенні-Каффі
zh常染色体显性遗传性Kenny-Caffey综合征
trOtozomal dominant Kenny-Caffey sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM127000Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD24.DNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0007478Evalidated
UMLSC5681457Evalidated
GARD83Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
FAM111ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:24725ENSG0000016680161529211q12.1FAM111 trypsin like peptidase A23684011[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

30 annotations · validated 2017-10-23
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0005791Cortical thickening of long bone diaphyses
HP:0000270Delayed cranial suture closure
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0100254Stenosis of the medullary cavity of the long bones
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0030346Abnormal circulating follicle-stimulating hormone level
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0002135Basal ganglia calcification
HP:0007633Bilateral microphthalmos
HP:0005450Calvarial osteosclerosis
HP:0000670Carious teeth
HP:0008198Congenital hypoparathyroidism
HP:0004331Decreased skull ossification
HP:0008734Decreased testicular size
HP:0002750Delayed skeletal maturation
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0000540HypermetropiaDiagnostic criterion
HP:0002905Hyperphosphatemia
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0002199Hypocalcemic seizures
HP:0003472Hypocalcemic tetany
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0001085Papilledema
HP:0008897Postnatal growth retardation
HP:0005490Postnatal macrocephaly
HP:0011220Prominent forehead
HP:0007862Retinal calcification
HP:0006470Thin long bone diaphyses
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001620Abnormally high-pitched voice
HP:0000519Developmental cataract
HP:0006335Persistence of primary teeth

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 1308349[PMID]_6023894[PMID]_5322798[PMID]_444124[PMID]_6342392[PMID]_3746537[PMID]_3381667[PMID]

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